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United States Patent | 5,103,970 |
Nielson ,   et al. | April 14, 1992 |
A collapsible display system includes an elongated plastic strip having a series of tabs which hold display items and a series of creases or perforations which can be fan-folded. In loaded and collapsed form, display items may be locked onto the strip and the assembly assumes a manageable shape. When the strip is extended, the items on it are layered, have a somewhat flat profile, and can be reached individually. This collapsible display system improves on previous designs because it can be preloaded, shipped in a compact shape, and readily set up on a store shelf.
Inventors: | Nielson; Edwin D. (Wausau, WI); Ramsey; Charles S. (Wausau, WI) |
Assignee: | Fiskars Oy Ab (Helsinki, FI) |
Appl. No.: | 689314 |
Filed: | April 22, 1991 |
Current U.S. Class: | 206/763; 206/45.24; 206/372; 206/482; 206/756; 211/72 |
Intern'l Class: | B65D 073/00 |
Field of Search: | 206/44.12,45.14,45.24,349,371,372,477-482,495,574 211/44,57.1,59.1 |
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1477241 | Dec., 1923 | Carson | 206/482. |
2656917 | Oct., 1953 | Hollis | 206/482. |
2743021 | Apr., 1956 | Glenn | 211/72. |
3040881 | Jun., 1962 | McNeill | 206/5. |
4312449 | Jan., 1982 | Kinderman | 206/482. |
4667827 | May., 1987 | Calcerano | 211/59. |
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